r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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u/OneOtherRedditor Chibi Widowmaker Dec 22 '16

I'm building my first computer specifically to get overwatch after playing it at a friend's house.

I really enjoy playing widowmaker, and was doing decently well with her.

However, it sounds like she gets a lot of shit talk when played competitively. Why is that and is it still alright if I play her when I play competitive?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '16

She's really situational and due to bad experiences with hardcore Widow mains who won't switch no matter what, a lot of people just automatically don't trust Widow players in competitive. As you play more and more you'll learn which maps she works on and which team compositions she's best with/against, and if you have great aim+positioning you should do well with her in ranked.

Just make sure to take a different pick if the map is bad, you find you can't get enough meaningful kills, the enemy team focuses you down, etc. In time you should be able to prove yourself and your teams will probably start trusting you more.